diff --git a/src/os_unix.c b/src/os_unix.c
index b510d2b..d58ba30 100644
--- a/src/os_unix.c
+++ b/src/os_unix.c
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
- * Get absolute file name into buffer 'buf' of length 'len' bytes.
+ * Get absolute file name into "buf[len]".
  *
  * return FAIL for failure, OK for success
  */
@@ -2212,22 +2212,50 @@
     int		len;
     int		force;		/* also expand when already absolute path */
 {
+#ifdef VMS
+    /*
+     * VMS does this in a completely different way.
+     *
+     * By default a file found in a complex path is written to the first
+     * directory in the path and not to the original directory.  This
+     * behaviour should be avoided for the existing files and we need to find
+     * the exact path of the edited file.
+     */
+    if (force || !mch_isFullName(fname))
+    {
+	char_u	*fixed_fname = vms_fixfilename(fname);
+	int	fd = mch_open((char *)fixed_fname, O_RDONLY | O_EXTRA, 0);
+
+	if (fd > 0)
+	{
+	    char nbuf[MAXNAMLEN];
+
+	    /* File exists, use getname() to get the real name. */
+	    if (getname(fd, nbuf))
+		vim_strncpy(fixed_fname, (char_u *)nbuf, (size_t)(len - 1));
+	    close(fd);
+	}
+
+	if (STRLEN(fixed_fname) >= len)
+	    return FAIL;
+
+	STRCPY(buf, fixed_fname);
+    }
+
+#else /* not VMS */
+
     int		l;
-#ifdef OS2
+# ifdef OS2
     int		only_drive;	/* file name is only a drive letter */
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+# endif
+# ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
     int		fd = -1;
     static int	dont_fchdir = FALSE;	/* TRUE when fchdir() doesn't work */
-#endif
+# endif
     char_u	olddir[MAXPATHL];
     char_u	*p;
     int		retval = OK;
 
-#ifdef VMS
-    fname = vms_fixfilename(fname);
-#endif
-
     /* expand it if forced or not an absolute path */
     if (force || !mch_isFullName(fname))
     {
@@ -2236,16 +2264,16 @@
 	 * and then do the getwd() (and get back to where we were).
 	 * This will get the correct path name with "../" things.
 	 */
-#ifdef OS2
+# ifdef OS2
 	only_drive = 0;
 	if (((p = vim_strrchr(fname, '/')) != NULL)
 		|| ((p = vim_strrchr(fname, '\\')) != NULL)
 		|| (((p = vim_strchr(fname,  ':')) != NULL) && ++only_drive))
-#else
+# else
 	if ((p = vim_strrchr(fname, '/')) != NULL)
-#endif
+# endif
 	{
-#ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+# ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
 	    /*
 	     * Use fchdir() if possible, it's said to be faster and more
 	     * reliable.  But on SunOS 4 it might not work.  Check this by
@@ -2261,14 +2289,14 @@
 		    dont_fchdir = TRUE;	    /* don't try again */
 		}
 	    }
-#endif
+# endif
 
 	    /* Only change directory when we are sure we can return to where
 	     * we are now.  After doing "su" chdir(".") might not work. */
 	    if (
-#ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+# ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
 		fd < 0 &&
-#endif
+# endif
 			(mch_dirname(olddir, MAXPATHL) == FAIL
 					   || mch_chdir((char *)olddir) != 0))
 	    {
@@ -2277,7 +2305,7 @@
 	    }
 	    else
 	    {
-#ifdef OS2
+# ifdef OS2
 		/*
 		 * compensate for case where ':' from "D:" was the only
 		 * path separator detected in the file name; the _next_
@@ -2285,7 +2313,7 @@
 		 */
 		if (only_drive)
 		    p++;
-#endif
+# endif
 		/* The directory is copied into buf[], to be able to remove
 		 * the file name without changing it (could be a string in
 		 * read-only memory) */
@@ -2300,14 +2328,14 @@
 			fname = p + 1;
 		    *buf = NUL;
 		}
-#ifdef OS2
+# ifdef OS2
 		if (only_drive)
 		{
 		    p--;
 		    if (retval != FAIL)
 			fname--;
 		}
-#endif
+# endif
 	    }
 	}
 	if (mch_dirname(buf, len) == FAIL)
@@ -2317,14 +2345,14 @@
 	}
 	if (p != NULL)
 	{
-#ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+# ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
 	    if (fd >= 0)
 	    {
 		l = fchdir(fd);
 		close(fd);
 	    }
 	    else
-#endif
+# endif
 		l = mch_chdir((char *)olddir);
 	    if (l != 0)
 		EMSG(_(e_prev_dir));
@@ -2333,15 +2361,14 @@
 	l = STRLEN(buf);
 	if (l >= len)
 	    retval = FAIL;
-#ifndef VMS
 	else
 	{
 	    if (l > 0 && buf[l - 1] != '/' && *fname != NUL
 						   && STRCMP(fname, ".") != 0)
 		STRCAT(buf, "/");
 	}
-#endif
     }
+
     /* Catch file names which are too long. */
     if (retval == FAIL || STRLEN(buf) + STRLEN(fname) >= len)
 	return FAIL;
@@ -2350,6 +2377,8 @@
     if (STRCMP(fname, ".") != 0)
 	STRCAT(buf, fname);
 
+#endif /* VMS */
+
     return OK;
 }